2023 sabalenka was a different player came out wins Australia semi-finals of Rand Garrison wimon the for players so 4 most recent defeat to Amanda Anova many years ago now and she was throwing a racket all the time is up against this evening few [Applause] days he does a little bit of stress show [Applause] Advantage alexandrova nice reaction there's the energy shuffled back a touch for the second down a break in this first set trailing 32 is a whistle great what a pass 15 [Applause] oh that's Sensational just made the volley had an awful lot of work to do with the overhead really good return again the basine just the 61 unfor stas she's put those behind her though this evening that was some s to tennis and the number two seed arena sabalenka in deep deep trouble here inside Arash Stadium beautiful [Applause] that's how good it needs to be she wants the serve into her backand [Applause] absolutely BR she's hitting the down the line shot so well and sabalenka is almost moving to the open court all the time she's not expecting the one back behind [Applause] delightful got such natural timing alexandraa [Applause] just a little bit too [Applause] short view of that back and return bang on the line here the break loveed out a touch as you would imagine it's been a much set so far in the first maybe [Applause] [Music] not a point love [Applause] 13 game and second set great start perfect start that momentum from the second set now that's misses bring the Alexandra forehand though earlier on in the rally than for not allowing alexandraa to redirect [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] this is a brilliant level crushing the go [Applause] I probably like to see how try just to give cyber lanker a change of [Music] Rhythm a bit too much to do brilliantly redirected love [Applause] [Applause] Mak another break [Applause] 14 so Point The Bagel at least Nic done [Applause] can't get away with an approach shot that's not perfect against sabalenka look how easily she anticipates this one no problems on the wow what a point absolutely clubbing theall yeah there's the Brilliance from the first set all of a sudden love [Applause] to se it is Victory two seed Arena savena not an easy opening half an hour but she responded superbly and in the end it was fairly comfortable in that deciding set professional Focus [Applause] display to get the job done in the early hours of Saturday morning sealed with a kiss and into the sweet 16